Even those who have spent the last 14 years pining for a sequel to my big fat greek wedding by most accounts, the highestgrossing american romantic comedy. You can rely on every character to behave exactly the same way every time, regardless of the situation, and that way is usually obnoxious. My big fat greek wedding 2 stepping back scene 710. Joey fatone and andrea martin in my big fat greek wedding 2 2016 john corbett and nia. Hit the jump for more on my big fat greek wedding 2. My big fat greek wedding 2 quotes, movie quotes movie. Its for the older members of the family who will recognize themselves in the movies various plotlines. The family you love is back in the sequel to the biggest romantic comedy of all time. Please enter your email address and we will email you a new password. My big fat greek wedding 2 talks plenty about the need to change with the times. Find out where my big fat greek wedding part 2 is streaming, if my big fat greek wedding part 2 is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. But no way does this movie buy into the concept of practice what. Its my fault it took 14 years to make my big fat greek wedding 2 today duration. My big fat greek wedding 2 on dvd june 21, 2016 starring nia vardalos, john corbett, lainie kazan, michael constantine.
A side from going through a midlife crisis, toula has been unlucky in love and in life. Behind the scenes of my big fat greek wedding 2 2016. My big fat greek wedding 2 is a family film for adults. My big fat greek wedding 2 is more than a silly sequel. Mar 24, 2016 my big fat greek wedding 2 is a family film for adults. Watch my big fat greek wedding 2 movie 2016 online. The movie ends with the entire family dropping paris off in new york city to start college. Nov 11, 2014 hit the jump for more on my big fat greek wedding 2. While the concept of making a movie about weddings is not unique, i believe that those of us who either have gone through planning a wedding or have experiences with family having too much influence in our lives will relate to.
Paris saves bennett and asks him herself to go to prom. Still working in her parents greek restaurant, toula portokalos. My big fat greek wedding movie analysis ashley kuhlman. Club and universal pictures have an opportunity for you to see it for free on march 21. The movie ends with the entire family dropping paris off at her college dorm in new york. My big fat greek wedding 2 opens nationwide on march 25, but the a. It has become a common trend to make the sequel to a famous movie into one that is somehow bigger and wackier than the previous entry. Its understandable that creatorwriter nia vardalos would come back for seconds with my big fat greek wedding 2 after all, the first was a sleeper megahit but 14 years later, this. The film stars vardalos, john corbett, lainie kazan, michael constantine, andrea martin, ian gomez and elena kampouris.
Films fans all over the world got snarky about this movies mere existence. Find out when and where you can watch my big fat greek wedding 2 on tv with the full listings schedule at. Parenting and marriage is becoming tougher and tougher for toula nia vardalos and her husband ian. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing my big fat greek wedding 2 near you. Unfortunately, the girls new boyfriend asks her as well. My big fat greek wedding has to be one of the best written and best acted comedies i think i have seen in a long time. My big fat greek wedding is a 2002 romantic comedy film written by and starring nia vardalos, directed by joel zwick and produced by tom hanks and his wife rita wilson. Plot summary for my big fat greek wedding 2002, plus mistakes, quotes, trivia and more. A charming, warmhearted fluke, but a fluke nonetheless. The film starts with toula nia vardalos and her dad gus michael constantine driving her. Her father wants her to get married and says she is getting so old. Mar 24, 2016 t he jokes are big, fat and broad in my big fat greek wedding 2, the perhapsnotsolongawaited sequel to the 2002 girls night out hit.
Written by academy award nominee nia vardalos, who stars alongside the entire returning cast, my big fat greek. Was there a specific event or experience that inspired my big fat greek wedding 2 nia vardalos. My big fat greek wedding 2 plot summary english movie news. A big fat waste of time this longawaited sequel to one of the biggest romcoms of all time surges with humanity, goodwill and fellow feeling. Mar 25, 2016 that sorrowful tension lies at the root of nia vardaloss work, including the 2002 sleeper hit my big fat greek wedding and now its belated sequel, my big fat greek wedding 2. Nia vardalos and john corbett in my big fat greek wedding 2. The scenebyscene breakdown was prepared by nicole leydecker. Bundt cakes and windex will forever be a part of movie lore as this sequel reminds us. But a plot that keeps pushing toula aside to focus on gus is right in the wheelhouse of the director, kirk. The whole family, including ians parents, rodney and harriet bruce gray and fiona reid, and angelos business partner, patrick, pitch in to make the wedding happen. My big fat greek wedding 2 to be direct by kirk jones and. Such a regressive aspect is just one of many problems that dwell within my big fat greek wedding 2.
Maria wants the wedding she never had and hires a wedding planner who quits after the rowdy familys choices become too outlandish. With everybody having a job to do, the time has come to plan another big fat greek wedding. Still working in her parents greek restaurant, toula portokalos daughter, paris, is growing up. T he jokes are big, fat and broad in my big fat greek wedding 2, the perhapsnotsolongawaited sequel to the 2002 girls night out hit. Its star, nia vardalos, turned an autobiographical stage show into a sleeper hit film about a greek. At school, paris witnesses her crush bennett alex wolff approaching his own crush to ask her to the prom. The plot of the new script involves the reveal of a. What my big fat greek wedding and the kardashians have in. The movie opens with 30 year old toula nina vardalos being picked up by her father in a rain storm.
A portokalos family secret brings the beloved characters back together for an even bigger and greeker wedding. Full movies coverage nia vardalos is not a sophisticated artist, but that doesnt make her unworthy of scrutiny. Ever since my big fat greek wedding 2 was announced, the internet has been awash in eyerolls. Fourteen years after the original hit movie my big fat greek wedding, the entire cast of original characters is back in this installment, its revealed that toulas nia vardalos parents were. My big fat greek wedding 2 on dvd movie synopsis and info. Gold circle entertainment and hbo present a playtone production of my big fat greek wedding 2, the longawaited followup to the highestgrossing romantic comedy of all time. The best movie quotes, movie lines and film phrases by movie quotes. My big fat greek wedding 2 movie photos and stills fandango. What my big fat greek wedding and the kardashians have in common. Toula is still single, and works in the family restaurant dancing zorbas, where, as she explains. It is based on vardalos one woman show and at the 76th academy awards, it was nominated for best original screenplay. My big fat greek wedding part 2 where to stream and.
My big fat greek wedding 2002 plot summary 3 a young greek woman falls in love with a non greek and struggles to get her family to accept him while she comes to terms with her heritage and cultural identity. This is of no more consequence than any other storyline in the greek. According to thr, universal has signed on to distribute my big fat greek wedding 2 the original was distributed by ifc films, which is a. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing my big fat greek wedding near you. There are a lot of different sub plots and character arcs in this film for lots of. Chicago, see my big fat greek wedding 2 early and for free. Same cast, except for john corbett who was otherwise committed to his own new tv series. Nia vardalos followup to her wordofmouth hit from long, long ago 2002. My big fat greek wedding 2 movie tv listings and schedule. Luckily the family is as close as ever, now including toulas not so greek in laws rodney and harry, and they all throw a warm, family wedding. While the lengthy period between installments may have diminished some of. A greek american woman, who falls in love with a non greek american man, named ian miller.
Not only has their relationship lost some of its spark, but. The stars and producers of 2002s my big fat greek wedding have reunited to make a sequel to one of. My big fat greek wedding 2 picks up years later but avoids the passage of time. She flashes back to being different and not fitting in at school as a little girl, because she was staunchly greek and nerdy. My big fat greek wedding 2 picks up years later but. My big fat greek wedding 2 is a 2016 american romantic comedy film directed by kirk jones and written by nia vardalos.
I would recommend this movie to all ages and it is family friendly. The film reveals a portokalos family secret that will bring the beloved characters back together for an even bigger and greeker wedding. My big fat greek wedding 2 this 14yearslater sequel is every bit as sitcomish and saccharine as its predecessor, but considerably less distinctive. My big fat greek wedding 2 is as sweet and harmless as the original, but its collection of. Mar 25, 2016 the original my big fat greek wedding was a fluke. Apr 19, 2002 my big fat greek wedding is narrated by toula portokalos nia vardalos, who, like all greek women, she says, was put upon this earth for three purposes. While the lengthy period between installments may have diminished some of the enthusiasm of the. Move over, superhero tentpoles, theres a new franchise in town. My big fat greek wedding is a 2002 independent romantic comedy film directed by joel zwick and written by nia vardalos, who also stars in the film as fotoula toula portokalos, a middle class greek american woman who falls in love with non greek upper middle class white anglosaxon protestant ian miller. Not only has their relationship lost some of its spark, but theyre also dealing with a. That sorrowful tension lies at the root of nia vardaloss work, including the 2002 sleeper hit my big fat greek wedding and now its belated sequel, my. She is getting ready to graduate high school and toula and ian are experiencing marital issues. My big fat greek wedding 2 is as sweet and harmless as the original, but its collection of sitcom gags and stereotypes never coalesces into anything.
Gold circle entertainment and hbo present a playtone production. This is a story about a plain young woman who transformed herself into a beautiful young woman, her name is toula portokalos. John corbett and nia vardalos in my big fat greek wedding 2 2016 joey. For your chance to win a pair of passes to the advance screening, simply follow the link here and enter your information. New faces include alex wolff brother of nat, son of polly draper as paris. On my daughters first day of kindergarten, another mom said something. When toulas parents find out they were never officially married, another wedding is in the works. Mar 25, 2016 even those who have spent the last 14 years pining for a sequel to my big fat greek wedding by most accounts, the highestgrossing american romantic comedy will rue that longing when. A scenebyscene breakdown of the script for the movie my big fat greek wedding 2, written by nia vardalos. Rodney and harriet are now honorary greeks and harriet even does the greek tradition of spitting as the bride walks down the isle, very funny. My big fat greek wedding 2 2016 parenting and marriage is becoming tougher and tougher for toula nia vardalos and her husband ian.
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